Theoretical f l u t t e r boundaries are given f o r c y l i n d r i c a l s h e l l segments. The problem was motivated by portions of t h e Saturn V booster. n e l l ' s cylinder equations a r e used i n conjunction w i t h G a l e r u n ' s method. s i o n i s simplified by using a s t a t i c theory. This theory, however, includes a parameter which t y p if i e s t h e s p a t i a l pressure d i s t r i b u t i o n . AS t h e parameter i s varied, t h e pressure d i s t r i b u t i o n

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... es from t h a t given by Ackeret theory t o t h a t (17) DzyKp.dlo, Z . , "Self Excited v i b r a t i o n o f a Cylindrical Shell o f F i n i t e Length i n Supersonic Flow," Proceedings o f Vibration Problems, Warsaw, Vol. 3, No. I , 1.962.